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Monday, 4 July 2016

Pho N Roll

It's no secret that Melbourne is home to many incredible dumpling houses - from Hutong to Shandong Mama, Melbournites are spoilt for choice. What I didn't expect however, was to find such incredible dumplings in a Vietnamese eatery in the legal district of the CBD.

Pho N Roll is a no frills, almost blink and you'll miss it, small eatery on Little Collins Street. Offering a few long shared tables for seating, with its quick and easy service, it's perfect for a lunch spot.

Both the prawn and chive dumplings ($6.00) and the mushroom and spinach dumplings ($6.00) are a must with any order. The prawn dumplings were brimming with real chunks of prawn, and the mushroom and spinach dumplings were surprisingly full of flavour.

Prawn and chive dumplings

Mushroom and spinach dumplings

The traditional beef pho ($11), whilst deceptively coming out looking on the barren side, was still incredibly filling and hit the mark with its fragrant well spiced broth.

Beef Pho

Cheap and cheerful, Pho N Roll is definitely on my recommendation list for a lunch spot in the legal district of the CBD.

I once had a colleague tell me that every new place I tried was "my new fave”. While there may be a skerrick of truth to her statement, I blame it on living in Melbourne – one of the best food destinations of the world.

That being said, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned from a substandard feed - no one deserves to waste their calories on anything but mind-blowing, tongue tingling taste sensations.

Hence came the blog - a platform to explore the sensational, mediocre and life changing meals that Melbourne has to offer.